Goya's Ghosts (2007)

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Rating: R
Release Date: Jul 20, 2007
Running Time: 113 mins.
Country Of Origin: Spain
Country Of Origin: United States
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A biographical tale told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya, whose paintings are best known for their brutality and the colorful depictions of life during the Spanish Inquisition. The drama unfolds as Brother Lorenzo, an enigmatic member of the powerful Spanish clergy, becomes infatuated with Goya’s beautiful teenage muse, Ines.
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Brother Lorenzo
Ines/Alicia
King Carlos IV
Tomas Bilbatua
Queen Mary Luisa
Maria Isabel Bilbatua
Angel Bilbatua
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The real ghost in Milos Forman's Goya's Ghosts is Goya himself; the movie has very little to do with the legendary artist or his work.

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Actually, Goya's Ghosts is more like a detailed but laborious History Channel special about Spain in the late 18th century. Through Spanish painter Francisco Goya's (Stellan Skarsgard) eyes, the drama begins in 1792, where the Spanish Inquisition has raised its ugly head once again. Brother Lorenzo (Javier Bardem), an enigmatic member of the powerful… Continued